Jenn determined the average cups of milk consumed weekly by each child and adult in her neighborhood. She recorded her findings in the box plots below.

Which of the following statements is true regarding the box plots above?
A.
The median of the children's milk consumption is twice the median of the adults' milk consumption.

B.
The range of the children's milk consumption is less than the interquartile range of the adults' milk consumption.

C.
The interquartile range of the children's milk consumption is equal to the difference between the third quartile and the median of the adults' milk consumption.

D.
The interquartile range of the children's milk consumption is half the interquartile range of the adults' milk consumption.

Question

Jenn determined the average cups of milk consumed weekly by each child and adult in her neighborhood. She recorded her findings in the box plots below.

Which of the following statements is true regarding the box plots above?
 A. 
The median of the children's milk consumption is twice the median of the adults' milk consumption.

B. 
The range of the children's milk consumption is less than the interquartile range of the adults' milk consumption.

C. 
The interquartile range of the children's milk consumption is equal to the difference between the third quartile and the median of the adults' milk consumption.

D. 
The interquartile range of the children's milk consumption is half the interquartile range of the adults' milk consumption.

SmokeyBrown · Answer

Hi and welcome to QuestionCove!

Do you have an image of the box plots that you can share? It would be difficult to find the right answer without all of the information in the question.

If A is true, we would see that the median value (middle of the box plot) is twice as big a value on the children's plot compared to the adults'.
If B is true, the distance between the minimum and maximum of the children's box plot would be less than the distance between the third and fourth (innermost) quartiles of the adults'.
If C is true, the distance between the third and fourth quartiles of the children's box plot would be equal to the distance between the third (middle-left) quartile and the median of the adults'
If D is true, the distance between the third and fourth quartiles of the children's box plot would be half the distance between the third and fourth quartiles of the adults'

Those are the answer choices defined in plain(er) English. I hope that helps you find the right answer; also feel free to post a screenshot or a drawing of the diagram if you'd like us to take another look :)